• Nola.com, Tuesday, December 14, 2010 12:20 AM

Hearst Television Inc., parent company of New Orleans NBC affiliate WDSU-Channel 6 and 28 other stations around the country, is warning viewers that the station's signal could go dark for DirecTV subscribers on Jan. 1.

"Satellite distributors are prohibited by law from carrying broadcasters' signals without their consent," the Hearst e-mail stated. "The removal of WDSU-TV from the DirecTV system will only result if negotiations between representatives of Hearst Television Inc., WDSU's parent company, and DirecTV are unsuccessful in reaching a conclusion before December 31st, 2010." The e-mail and later post, which mirrors notices posted on websites at several Hearst outlets around the country - including Baltimore, Oklahoma City and Omaha, among others.

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